Sporadic and rapidly progressive arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a 12-year-old boy who was diagnosed with epilepsy
| Autor: | Mulham Jarjanazi, Walid Haddad, Amal Babi, Alaa Al-Khleaf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiomyopathy Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Microbiology Right ventricular myocardium Right ventricular cardiomyopathy omcrep/200 Sudden cardiac death 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine ARVC medicine case report 030212 general & internal medicine Family history biology business.industry Athletes medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases cardiovascular system Cardiology Parasitology AcademicSubjects/MED00010 business cardiomyopathy |
| Zdroj: | Oxford Medical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2053-8855 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/omcr/omab046 |
| Popis: | Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death amongst young people and athletes. In this genetic disease, arrhythmia and fibro-fatty changes in the right ventricular myocardium are the main characteristics of the disease. Here, we report a case of ARVC in a 12-year-old boy who was previously diagnosed with epilepsy, the patient’s condition manifested sporadically and was complicated by rapid progression, and unfortunate fatal deterioration after admission into the pediatric emergency room due to fatigue, dizziness and palpitation. A diagnosis of ARVC was established, even though a family history was absent. Due to possible rapid deterioration, as described in this case, we recommend immediate primary and secondary prevention of arrhythmias in these patients, and to take in consideration of the potential risks of using sodium valproate in these patients. |
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